tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.comments2016-01-02T23:25:48.000-08:00Claire On The MoveClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401697942402052974noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-43642543034881496922016-01-02T23:25:48.000-08:002016-01-02T23:25:48.000-08:00Can I recommend Nova Scotia, where you can buy you...Can I recommend Nova Scotia, where you can buy yourself a nice big ole farm house and land for &lt;$100,00. :) <br /><br />P.s. I can&#39;t figure out how not to make this comment anonymous. :) Jason<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186304421188391277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-61482801043187190882016-01-02T23:24:03.133-08:002016-01-02T23:24:03.133-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186304421188391277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-35512779831103301202013-02-11T19:22:14.088-08:002013-02-11T19:22:14.088-08:00I keep wanting to ask you, why are you living in M...I keep wanting to ask you, why are you living in Montreal? I know you&#39;ve answered it before - so why do I keep forgetting?Sharp11Girlhttps://openid.aol.com/opaque/ba0bc1aa-5e8d-11e0-b0b6-000bcdcb471enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-31669173975917605282013-01-10T18:09:29.552-08:002013-01-10T18:09:29.552-08:00That was funny. Well, except for the racism. That was funny. Well, except for the racism. Sharp11Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305187707199620308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-14467150610072853812012-12-23T13:08:37.294-08:002012-12-23T13:08:37.294-08:00When my sister first move to upstate New York (fro...When my sister first move to upstate New York (from California) we had several 45-minute or longer phone conversations just about the weather. Sharp11Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305187707199620308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-13640303611365389562012-11-27T20:40:07.359-08:002012-11-27T20:40:07.359-08:00Permanence and wandering-ness are funny things. I ...Permanence and wandering-ness are funny things. I have a sense of permanence in Perth, but also a non-fixedness as I spend so much time between other places, though still, in Perth. But also, Melbourne. I wonder at whether I&#39;d enjoy more nomadic adventures or whether I&#39;d prefer some kind of permanence, I expect actually I won&#39;t ever lose the permanence given the partners I have, but I could well take up the nomadic in future if I wanted. <br /><br />I&#39;m looking forward to hearing more of your tales. I think of you often and miss you. *lovelovelove*Transcendancinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560758487703686287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-46021246449050449412012-10-01T21:45:31.503-07:002012-10-01T21:45:31.503-07:00This is beautiful... it reminds me of you and brin...This is beautiful... it reminds me of you and brings to life a place I&#39;ve never really understood beyond &#39;it exists&#39;. *loves* Transcendancinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560758487703686287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-57657451352304130872012-06-07T00:25:07.814-07:002012-06-07T00:25:07.814-07:00WHY IS THE COMMENT POSTING SO HARD??!WHY IS THE COMMENT POSTING SO HARD??!Sharp11Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305187707199620308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-28971224286826001022012-05-20T16:01:10.859-07:002012-05-20T16:01:10.859-07:00Wow. Pretty much that&#39;s all I&#39;ve got: Wow....Wow. Pretty much that&#39;s all I&#39;ve got: Wow.Ray Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675537654195582090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-22162313433528371452012-05-16T01:04:05.858-07:002012-05-16T01:04:05.858-07:00That is freakin&#39; gorgeous.That is freakin&#39; gorgeous.arletterockshttp://arletterocks.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-85562215991066411932012-03-22T12:01:53.636-07:002012-03-22T12:01:53.636-07:00Amazing. Moving. Smelly.Amazing. Moving. Smelly.Sharp11Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305187707199620308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-22398330447517827552012-03-13T00:39:20.316-07:002012-03-13T00:39:20.316-07:00I can&#39;t imagine not seeing you again and havin...I can&#39;t imagine not seeing you again and having adventures! *LOVE*Transcendancinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560758487703686287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-81270417104631724112011-11-18T11:35:11.776-08:002011-11-18T11:35:11.776-08:00It is sad, and there&#39;s generally nothing to be...It is sad, and there&#39;s generally nothing to be gained by any kind of confrontation (for either side). However, as a quick-witted cyclist, you can certainly file a police report. If you&#39;re often cycling in the same area, you can put the number for the appropriate line in your phone, and it doesn&#39;t take long to note the license number, pull over and make a call.<br /><br />Of course, this might not do much good in itself, but it can relieve your desire to escalate things. Also, it&#39;s useful to have a history of reports of bad behavior if that driver ends up hitting a cyclist or pedestrian - it could be the difference between a slap on the wrist and getting them off the road for good.<br /><br />I&#39;m not familiar with Australian laws and law enforcement, but I imagine there&#39;s a way to get people who are aggressive toward cyclists &quot;into the system.&quot; Be safe!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646509342611259007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-88583794208243149412011-11-18T00:05:06.321-08:002011-11-18T00:05:06.321-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337015588315649218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-13695440761894734512011-11-17T03:58:50.527-08:002011-11-17T03:58:50.527-08:00Makes me sad that this shit happens, but it sounds...Makes me sad that this shit happens, but it sounds doubly bad if you&#39;re a lady on a bike.<br />Lately I&#39;ve been making an extra effort to acknowledge the good things that some drivers do around cyclists, which helps balance out the bad feelings caused by douchebags in utes a little.<br /><br />Also, Perth cyclists never get tailwinds, there are only headwinds and days when you&#39;re feeling strong :)Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067592800573139121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-1746457589520343612011-11-12T04:30:46.883-08:002011-11-12T04:30:46.883-08:00BTW, re the criticism of the &#39;prostitution = p...BTW, re the criticism of the &#39;prostitution = paid rape&#39; banner - it&#39;s a reality of feminism that there are a multitude of perspectives around analysis of prostitution. That wasn&#39;t a banner that represents the views of the collective, eg personally I think it&#39;s useful to distinguish between degrees of the coercion involved in prostitution, or we unintentionally omit to examine all the factors perpetuating prostitution. (Although I also think prostitution *usually* involves women being economically coerced for sex.) It should be noted though that there are rape survivors who have exited prostitution and don&#39;t see any value in such distinctions. So while I personally favour the distinctions, I also think we should be careful not to imply that those supporting these kinds of slogans are neither rape survivors nor prostitution survivors nor survivors of rape in prostitution (as frequently they are both). It&#39;s also important not to make assumptions about the life experience of RTN organisers (in case anyone was doing so). [I believe it&#39;s very important to the anti-misogynist violence ethos of RTN that such banners be allowed, even if the collective hasn&#39;t adopted such slogans. I think turning away a woman with such a banner on the grounds of it being insufficiently nuanced would have been pretty fucked.]<br /><br />So that&#39;s why I disagree with this comment: &quot;implying that a rape survivor&#39;s experience is in any way similar to what a prostitute experiences is deeply patronizing to a rape survivor. A sex worker has a choice about who she sleeps with. A rape survivor doesn&#39;t. A sex worker frequently acts like she enjoys it. A rape survivor doesn&#39;t. A sex worker uses condoms (and in some places, is required by law to both use condoms and dental dams, and get mandatory regular testing). A rape survivor doesn&#39;t usually have that option.&quot;<br /><br />I also think it overlooks the basic dynamics of prostitution. Prostitution has historically existed as a side-effect of women&#39;s oppression within the family unit. Under capitalism, it continues to exist because women&#39;s bodies and sexuality are particularly commodified and treated as social property. And women&#39;s on-average lesser pay and conditions, and greater likelihood of needing flexible hours due to being the sole/main caregiver of children, makes us more vulnerable to prostitution. The existence of some men in prostitution doesn&#39;t change that fact, nor that men are socialised to believe they have extra special sexual needs which have to be met. And although there are a few women in prostitution who actually enjoy it, for most it is no party. The fundamental characteristic of prostitution is that it exists to provide the male customer with sexual pleasure. Only in rare cases is it about the sex worker&#39;s enjoyment, and &#39;choice&#39; applies in so far as the individual woman&#39;s circumstances permit her to be very choosey - or not at all. Some johns don&#39;t allow women to wear condoms.<br /><br />in solidarity,<br />Ginny Brownliberationislifehttp://liberationislife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-87635298985009722052011-11-12T04:19:30.538-08:002011-11-12T04:19:30.538-08:00(continued since there is a character limit on com...(continued since there is a character limit on comments ...)<br /><br />Unfortunately, your approach is not an isolated one. There is an increasing incidence of people *using* Reclaim the Night to make a name for themselves by claiming to be militant against transphobia.<br /><br />And no, for the most part I don&#39;t believe this is a matter of crossed wires, since if you are really torn up about whether or not to attend Reclaim the Night, but are concerned about some of its positions, you make a point of checking with the organising group to ensure you know what&#39;s going on. And you certainly don&#39;t misreport an event that doesn&#39;t gender police as in fact doing so.<br /><br />When leafletting Pride Fairday for RTN, I was told by someone that RTN &quot;had a transphobic history&quot;, that they weren&#39;t willing to discuss RTN at all, and walked off. There was no collaborative attempt to allow me to explain our policies, they made not even a token attempt at pretending to care about misogynist violence or be even slightly polite - it was clear to me that they were intent on seeing themself as some kind of militant defender of all trans rights against evil RTN, and actual engagement would have prevented this from going according to plan.<br /><br />Now, if they *were* a trans activist, then great. But using an event against misogynist violence, and relating to women organising for their rights in such a fucked way, is not how to achieve trans rights. <br /><br />That actually *is* extremely divisive. <br /><br />My concern is that a kind of culture is developing around this, since there haven&#39;t just been a couple of these incidents, but quite a few. <br /><br />And I have spent so much time trying to run around after these rumours after the fact, since they really have the ability to adversely affect next year&#39;s event. But this isn&#39;t the kind of thing feminists should have to spend time doing. <br /><br />I think we need, really urgently, to move to a place of respectful and genuine attempts at collaboration. Now, if we still end up disagreeing on some things that&#39;s not the end of the world, and maybe the best way to accommodate that is just to have more kinds of feminist activism (which would be great in any case). But at least that way we don&#39;t refrain from engaging for reasons that aren&#39;t that reality-based. And feminists don&#39;t feel that other feminists are undermining them. We really aren&#39;t large in number - actual feminist activists that is. <br /><br />So let&#39;s work harder on resolving some of these issues?<br /><br />Ginny Brownliberationislifehttp://liberationislife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-12472956042266343172011-05-31T20:58:38.447-07:002011-05-31T20:58:38.447-07:00This is excellent, thank you for posting it. I&#39...This is excellent, thank you for posting it. I&#39;m surprised it was pulled out of later editions, and wonder if it was at Whitman&#39;s request.Ray Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675537654195582090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-86229892713538213902011-05-19T11:03:37.418-07:002011-05-19T11:03:37.418-07:00Oh, the Weakerthans. &quot;Sun in an Empty Room&qu...Oh, the Weakerthans. &quot;Sun in an Empty Room&quot; is mind-blowing.<br /><br />(Prev deleted comment was me signed into an abandoned blog)Arlettehttps://openid.aol.com/opaque/14e94c96-8242-11e0-8dcc-000bcdcb5194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-51261544244933261682011-05-19T11:00:09.052-07:002011-05-19T11:00:09.052-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Actual Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181991304945874856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-18902574662415844512011-05-17T23:34:04.378-07:002011-05-17T23:34:04.378-07:00I experience that. More with smells than with mus...I experience that. More with smells than with music, strangely; when I like a song I keep it close and listen it often, so the memory it evokes is rarely of one specific experience, but of a time period in my life.Sharp11Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305187707199620308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-88795420944140680902011-04-08T08:55:28.002-07:002011-04-08T08:55:28.002-07:00Love it. Shit, I would lose weight too if all my ...Love it. Shit, I would lose weight too if all my plates were covered in coke.Sharp11Girlhttps://openid.aol.com/opaque/ba0bc1aa-5e8d-11e0-b0b6-000bcdcb471enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-49571783756601122102011-02-03T10:41:47.348-08:002011-02-03T10:41:47.348-08:00This is Darcy BTW. No clue why I&#39;m being ident...This is Darcy BTW. No clue why I&#39;m being identified as &quot;Missing you&quot; ??????????????Missing youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670985948079397188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-68504772255527492522011-02-03T10:40:07.528-08:002011-02-03T10:40:07.528-08:00I love you and miss you and appreciate you and hop...I love you and miss you and appreciate you and hope that even when I&#39;m not the best friend you still know all of that. <br />HUG!!!Missing youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670985948079397188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1596971270649491694.post-84386595929678478852011-01-24T14:10:46.291-08:002011-01-24T14:10:46.291-08:00Yeah, choices. And consequences. But I--i-aye-yee-...Yeah, choices. And consequences. But I--i-aye-yee-i-ii-i will always love yoo-oo-oo-oo. Hee hee.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840160731785600538noreply@blogger.com